🌱 COVID-19 Workers Protest Pay + TDECU Announces New Branch Location

Get on up, Houston! Here's everything you need to know to get this Saturday started off right. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening around Houston today.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and very warm. High: 87 Low: 72.

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Here are the top five stories today in Houston:

1. Two new COVID subvariants have been detected in Houston, according to doctors at Houston Methodist. Doctors at Houston Methodist say they've found 83 cases of BA.2.12 and three cases of BA.2.12.1. (KHOU 11)

2. The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission has permanently pulled the liquor license of Las Vegas Night Club off West Hardy Road after investigating allegations of human trafficking and prostitution. It says criminal charges have also been filed against several suspects from the establishment. (KHOU 11)

3. A local group of workers hired to conduct COVID-19 testing recently gathered to protest outside The Grinder Group offices in North Houston. The workers claim they were not paid what they were promised. An immigrants rights organization claims people without legal residency were targeted to carry out the tests. (CW 39)

4. Houston police have released photos of four men who are now wanted in connection to the shooting outside of Spivey's nightclub in February. The shooter is accused of injuring the bouncer of the popular Third Ward club along with four others during the incident. (Click2Houston)

5. Credit union TDECU has announced it will open its newest location at 9595 Six Pines Drive, Suite 1500, The Woodlands, on Friday, April 22. The public is invited to the grand opening event where community members will celebrate the new branch. (Community Impact News)

Today in Houston:

• Hatha Yoga at Discovery Green. (9:00 AM)
• WOB Bar & Kitchen Towne Lake And Katy Hosts "Be Our Guests" Brunch. (11:00 AM)
• Soccer - Houston Dynamo Vs. Portland Timbers at PNC Stadium. (5:00 PM)
• Frankie Beverly And Maze In Concert at City Of Houston. (7:30 PM)
• Houston Symphony - Classical Concert. (8:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Houstonian and WNBA star Brittney Griner is still detained in Russia. The gender pay gap in sports can explain why she was there in the first place. (Facebook)
• Historic Preservation Officer Roman McAllen will speak at the AIA Houston Chapter Historic Resources Committee Speaker Series on Thursday, April 22 at 6 p.m. (Facebook)
• Kroger Houston Division announced that associates at 106 Kroger stores in the Houston area have ratified new labor agreements that settle nearly two years of negotiations over wages and benefits. (Subscription: Houston Chronicle)

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— Carlos Hernandez

About me: Hello my name is Carlos Hernandez and I am a food writer with over 10 years of experience in the industry. I write the food blog Carlos Eats (http://www.carloseats.com) and also contribute to several newspapers and magazines with food-related blogs and articles.